Actor

Aleksei Balabanov

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.5

Low visibility

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Movies: 25Series: 0Crew credits: 20

TMDB ID: 113337

IMDb ID: nm0049326

Known for: Directing

Born: February 25, 1959

Died: May 18, 2013

Age: 54

Place of birth: Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1987 - 2023

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.35

Wikidata: Q557323

Also known as

Алексей Балабанов • Aleksey Balabanov • Alekseï Balabanov • Alexei Balabanov • Aleksei Balabanov • ალექსეი ბალაბანოვი • Олексій Балабанов

Other jobs

Director (13)Writer (3)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)

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Biography

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000). He has been referred to as the "Russian Quentin Tarantino" in the press for his critically acclaimed yet controversial films.